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Failed experiment leads to surprise drug development breakthrough
- March 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a new way to alter complex drug molecules using light rather than toxic chemicals—a discovery that could accelerate and improve how medicines are designed and made. Published in Nature Synthesis, the study introduces what the team calls an "anti-Friedel–Crafts" reaction.
Originally published at Phys.org